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State figures released this week show tourism grew by nearly 5% in LaSalle County in 2016. Dan Mulka with the Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitor Bureau says tourism supports 1,440 jobs in the county and brings in nearly $200 million per year. His agency works to keep those numbers up. Mulka says tourism directly supports…

Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill last week that makes it illegal to use taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment claims in Illinois. The bill had wide bipartisan support including that of Morris State Sen. Sue Rezin. She says before the #MeToo movement, which saw many women coming forward to publicly report sexual harassment from…

Six veterans who served in WWII, The Korean War, and the Vietnam War were honored last week at Ottawa City Hall with Congressional Veteran Commendations. Cong. Adam Kinzinger said that people understand the importance of honoring veterans. He says that even though someone enlisting in the military today might be too young to remember the…

A bat found in Leland tested positive for rabies. LaSalle County Animal Control Officer Gary Wind says that’s the 29th so far in Illinois this year. He says that number by itself isn’t alarming, so he’s recommending the usual precautions. If you come home and find a bat in the house, you probably don’t have…

Here is the latest Illinois sports news from The Associated Press: DETROIT (AP) — Nicholas Castellanos had a career-high five hits, including a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning, and drove in five runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5. Castellanos singled in the first, doubled and scored in the fourth,…

BOYS GOLF LASALLE – Streator competed Friday in The Prep Tour High School Showcase at Senica’s Oak Ridge Golf Course, placing 16th in a field that featured eight schools who placed in the top five at State last season. Per results at The Prep Tour website, the Bulldogs tallied 368 strokes, led by a 79…

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KVIA(EL PASO, Texas) — When a car careened toward a mother and students outside a Texas elementary school, she put herself in front of the children before being struck and killed, according to the school district.Kharisma James and three students were struck by a driver who had apparently hit the accelerator instead of the brake…

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Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sources close to the White House tell ABC News that the team that worked with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office for interviews with Trump administration employees never had Omarosa Manigault-Newman on their list and the special counsel never requested to speak with her while she a White House staffer.Sources go on…

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iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Move over, Melbourne — the world has a new most livable city.Vienna now tops the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual ranking, which is based on 30 factors including access to health care, education, infrastructure, culture, the environment and political and social stability.This year, the Austrian capital, home to 1.76 million people, beat out…

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ABC/ Heidi Gutman(HOLLYWOOD) — Kerry Washington has set up another project at Hulu. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Washington has signed on to star in and produce the series adaptation of Boom! Studios’ 2011 graphic novel Old City Blues. The comic, set in 2048, takes place in New Athens, Greece, a place filled with “high-tech…

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ABC/Mark LevineLuke Combs may only be on the fourth single of his career so far, but the North Carolina native is already amassing quite a collection of precious metal. His debut single, “Hurricane,” has just been certified triple platinum by the RIAA, while his follow-up, “When It Rains It Pours,” is now double platinum. If you’re…